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Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. McCarthy was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she has been featured multiple times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
McCarthy began appearing on television and in film in the late 1990s. She first gained recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007). She played Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007–2009) before starring as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly (2010–2016), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011. McCarthy's appearances as a host on Saturday Night Live (2011–2017) led to a win for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017.
McCarthy gained critical acclaim for her performance in the comedy film Bridesmaids (2011), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to star in several commercially successful comedies, including Identity Thief (2013), The Heat(2013), Tammy (2014), St. Vincent (2014), Spy (2015), and The Boss (2016). In 2018, McCarthy received critical acclaim for portraying writer Lee Israel in the biographical film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has since starred in the drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers (2021) and played Ursula in the musical fantasy film The Little Mermaid (2023).
McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, are the founders of the production company On the Day Productions, under which they have collaborated on several comedy films, including Life of the Party (2018), Super Intelligence (2020), and Thunder Force (2021). In 2015, she launched her clothing line for plus-sized women named Melissa McCarthy Seven7. She received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Filmography
all 100
Movies 57
TV Shows 43
self 37
Producer 13
Voice 4
Director 2
Screenplay 1

Margie Claus (2027)

Unfrosted (2024)

Genie (2023)

Relighting Candles: The Timothy Sullivan Story (2023)

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

God's Favorite Idiot (2022)

The Starling (2021)

Nine Perfect Strangers (2021)

Thunder Force (2021)

Superintelligence (2020)

The Kitchen (2019)

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

The Happytime Murders (2018)

Life of the Party (2018)

The Box (2018)

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! (2017)

Cook-Off! (2017)

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)

Ghostbusters (2016)

Central Intelligence (2016)

Chelsea (2016)

The Boss (2016)

Little Big Shots (2016)

Take Flight (2015)

Spy (2015)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

St. Vincent (2014)

Tammy (2014)

The Heat (2013)

This Is 40 (2012)

Bridesmaids (2011)

Mike & Molly (2010)

Love and Distrust (2010)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)

The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)

Private Practice (2007)

The Nines (2007)

The Reichen Show (2005)

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)

Chicken Party (2003)

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

The Life of David Gale (2003)

White Oleander (2002)

Pumpkin (2002)

Kim Possible (2002)

The Third Wheel (2002)

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

Gilmore Girls (2000)

The Kid (2000)

Auto Motives (2000)

Drowning Mona (2000)

Go (1999)

God (1998)

The Simpsons (1989)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

Untitled Stanley Cup Project
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1970-08-26 (54 years old)
Birth NameMelissa Ann McCarthy
Birth PlacePlainfield, United States
Height1.57-meter
SpouseBen Falcone
ChildrenGeorgette Falcone, Vivian Falcone
RelativesJenny McCarthy, Joanne McCarthy
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States
Also Known AsMelissa Ann McCarthy, 멀리사 매카시, เมลิสซา แมคคาร์ธี, Мелісса Маккарті, ماليسا ماكارثي, Μελίσα Μακάρθι, 멜리사 맥카시, ملیسا مککارتی
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, MTV Comedic Genius Award, The Razzie Redeemer Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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